Name: Philosophy Of The World
Brand: The Shaggs

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LITA-151LP

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2016-09-09

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Supplier US

Light in the Attic

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Sales:8.875

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Black LP

Artist

The Shaggs

Genre US

60s & 70s

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Light In The Attic

The Shaggs were formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1965 by sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals/lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals/rhythm guitar), and Helen Wiggin (drums) at the encouragement and insistence of their parents.
In 1969, they recorded and released their debut full-length album, Philosophy of the World on Third World Records. They were joined by their sister Rachel Wiggin on bass for the song, "That Little Sports Car." Despite defying their parents' expectations of stardom, The Shaggs disappeared without a trace.
In 1975, the sisters entered the studio again but faced obstacles due to the death of their father/manager. This resulted in years of being unpublished and eventually led to the group's dissolution. However, years after their break-up, their debut album was rediscovered and celebrated as an example of art brut/outsider music.

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Depending on whom you ask, the shaggs are either the greatest band of all time or the worst band imaginable. poster children for the outsider music movement, the trio of sisters from new hampshire were an unintentionally twisted, bargain-basement version of a '60s pop band. every aspect of the girls' career was overseen by their father, and though their two recordings sold absolutely nothing at the time, it seems the old man may have been on to something. decades after the shaggs called it quits, they quietly became one of the most beloved cult bands ever. by turns endearingly naive and unsettlingly odd, horribly out of tune and inspiringly unprofessional, the shaggs are one of pop music's greatest campfire tales. they must be heard to be fully understood.

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